Most common diagnoses and underlying causes associated with negligent claims (total 5921)
| Error (indefensible) No (%) | |
|---|---|
| Disease or injury category | |
| Acute myocardial infarction | 269 (5) |
| Lung cancer | 166 (3) |
| Breast cancer | 147 (3) |
| Colon cancer | 145 (3) |
| Brain damaged infant | 115 (2) |
| Appendicitis | 95 (2) |
| Meningitis | 80 (1) |
| Pulmonary embolism | 79 (1) |
| Diabetes | 72 (1) |
| Symptoms involving abdomen and pelvis | 71 (1) |
| Other | 4682 (79) |
| Underlying cause | |
| Diagnosis error | 2003 (34) |
| Failure to supervise or monitor case | 972 (16) |
| Improper performance | 898 (15) |
| Medication errors | 489 (8) |
| Failure/delay in referral | 248 (4) |
| Not performed | 229 (4) |
| Performed when not indicated or contraindicated | 227 (4) |
| No medical misadventure | 208 (4) |
| Delay in performance | 156 (3) |
| Failure/delay in admission to hospital | 142 (2) |
| Failure to recognize a complication of treatment | 122 (2) |
| Other | 227 (4) |